NaviNet is planning to introduce a tool this year with integrated practice management and EMR capabilities to help physician practices manage patient information and office processes from one website.

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has formed HIMSS Analytics Europe to provide information and data resources to healthcare organizations, governments and health IT vendors.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched its official website for the Medicare & Medicaid EHR incentive programs.

The Ethics in Patient Referrals Act, known as the Stark Law, was passed almost 15 years ago to prevent physicians from benefiting from referrals that provide them financial gain. However, even after its passage, Congress and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services still struggle with the law's provisions and restrictions.

The Enrollment Workgroup of the Health IT Policy and Standards Committees has opened its blog page for public input on standards for enrollment in health and human services programs, the Workgroup announced yesterday.

Tailored strategies based on the characteristics of research participants, including gender, age and family history, as well as willingness to pay for a quality-adjusted life-year (QALY), are required to address the problem of incidental findings in functional MRI studies, according to research published online in Value of Health on June 18.

Are you anxiously awaiting CMS final word on meaningful use (MU)? Do you believe the feds will deliver at least some of the MU goods before spring turns to summer, as stated last winter? Although weve covered plenty of stakeholder comments and recommendations for changes since then, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT has been comparatively quiet about when to expect a final ruling. Late spring was the official word. Now, late spring is on the verge of being early summer.

CMIO.net has been offering a glimpse at some of the results of our first-ever Top Trends/CMIO Census survey this week, in honor of the fifth-annual National Health IT Week, which is happening in Washington, D.C. Interoperability has been front and center at this weeklong event and our survey results reflect that focus among CMIOs in the field as well.